Re:Bad idea (Score 3)

I wholeheartedly agree. I work for a helpline and winmodems cause a lot of stress. It's not a whole lot of fun trying to explain to someone that they just have a pretty crappy modem and should expect it to be a little flakey. I too got in on the free modem when you sign up and I would not have been able to let myself take part in that if they were using winDSL modems. Its another move towards cheaper, faster, crummy technology that we are expected to put up with. I'd much rather that the effort be put into making more expensive hardware better and less expensive than shooting for these drastic price drops.